MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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